Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-10-22
BOTH MEN KILLED.
Hurrah For smith!
THE SECOND MAN FOUND RIDDLED
 WITH BUCRsuOT.
A stunning Setback to TexRs Train hobbing by n Brave Express Mes scnger-Dynamite Used-On
 the Third Mans Trail

A stunning setback to Texas Train h"bbing by Brave Express Mes senger-Dynamite Used-On the Third Mans Trail.
 MT. J. l.. Smith, Wells, Fargo & Cos. express messenger, IS the biggest man m Texas today and 1t would not be stretching the truth very much to say that he IS the biggest man in the United States. lie ls besIeged by a host of people and IS made to shake hands as often ss President Cleveland on his western trip.
 All honor to his bravery. Heis hero of the hour; he hHs saved the railroad company aud Wells, Fargo < Co. Ex- press, and possibly the passengers from large monetary loss and the latter possi- ply bodily ininry, has caused two law less, dangerous characters to bite the dust and all this at the risk of paving a penalty of hls own life. But Providence wlllc3 hlm to live and the Fl Paso peo- pie tc-duy are so wrought with eIpres- sionS CT gratitude tha; MT. Smith is an Idollzed guest among them. SHAKE, OLD BoYw
 hat was a good job you did for us last night, old chap" and .by George. Snlth! you had perve," are among the expressions everywhere poured into Smiths ears. This morning when the people heard of his brave act of last night ID killing the leader of the robber gang. who st the time had a gun ip either hand, they gathered together ID bunch on the street and talked about banquet, gold medal, etc, but when later oa they heard of tine second victim Of smiths unernng slm, they simply de- cided so give sn
 OVATION.
 Smith was the coolest person among the whole number of citizens he met to- day. He talked about the episode of last right as if it was in his line of busi- ness, and says be was not the leest excited or unneryed until the job was completed. when he felt little sick to bis stomach.
 No job was ever done better than this one now in question, none was ever ;oore completely finished up, and no set If bravery ever performed by man wCs more commenjsble, None, in feet. evar bore the element of greater cool ness, good judgment and true heroisn. \ Tribune reporter found
 MEssESGER SMITH
 Az the Southern Pacific depot this mo:n- Irg received from him the following statement:
 About D. m. left Fl Paso last night on the q. II. & s. 4. through east bound passenger, us express messenger for Wells. Fargo & Co. About half way be tween Fl Psso and Yslets the train stopped. heard a shot and thought 1t was track signal torpedo. I then heard loud swearing and on sticking my head out of the door saw a man firing 6 revolver.
 BLEW OUT THE LIGHTS And with Mir Beardsley, clerk st the Ft Worth office, who WIS in the car with cnc.retired to the back part of the csr. AS did thIs the robbers put giant powder in place and blew the door open. Itold Beardsley we had better get out, so be got ou. first with his gun on bis person. As dropped down left my gun in the middle of the door on the floor. My in- tention was to hit the robber as l landed, with my fist and knock him down and then grab my siX-shooter, but Beardsley WAS rather between u5. and l could not reach him. The rob bers then wanted to get In and strike a light and l volunteer my services and got right back into the car. As l pnt my hands on the car floor l caught hold of my gun and turning quickly placed It at the robbers beart, and said:
 DIE, D-S YOU?
 The ball went directly through bis heart and he fell over dead with one gurg!ing gTunt. The other robber then fired at me and the ball missed my head about 8 sixteenth of an inch. l fired back and came near hitting the engI- ueer. The other rObber then deliberate ly carried his dead pal to the engine and ordered the fireman to put hIn oD. at the same time asking the latter what was the matter with him. The fireman answered:
 HES HURT PRETTY FAD and he was hurt SO bad that be will never held up another train ID this world.
 Just at this iuncture, Smith, who had been peeping out at the second robber to get c shot. but who was prevented on account of the fireman being so near, noticed the fireman step away few feet and his opportunity had arrived. He was quick to seize II, and grssped sin gle barrel shot gun and fired.
 THE SECOND VICTIM REELFD and uttered death like sound, but re- covered himself. and in a stopped slRpe rnn away, He was not found until this morning. when his corpse, cold and stiff. and his face and body riddled with buck shot and covered with blood, was dis covered in little gulch not fifty feet away"
 AFTER READING THE ABOVE csn anyone help but grow wild with praise for Messenger Smith, who, when he leaned out of the car door to shoot at his second man put his life ID ieop- srdy. for had there been other members O. the gang in the brush outside, his fate would have been sealed. "l killed the leader the first shot exclaimed Smith. "and that's what did Il" The object of the first man in getting hls uard on the engine was to uuhook the iron horse and get away from the Ru- thurities without leaving Q ciew. It didn't work. though. Marshall White, and United States deputy Marshals, Van Ripper and Ross and a posse are securing the woods Tor the third man. although Smith did not see but two. Three Indians are on his